Hilary M. Battaglia

Augusta- Hilary Marion Hughes Battaglia, age 95 was born in London, England on June 22, 1916 and entered into eternal life on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. She was a pediatric Registered Nurse during WW II from 1938 - 1945 at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. She met her husband John, a Staff Sgt. in the U.S. Army, in 1943 and they were married on April 22, 1944 in Bristol, England. When the war ended they moved to John's hometown of Brooklyn, N.Y. and lived there from 1945-1951 and then moved to North Bellmore in Long Island. They moved to Syosset in Long Island, NY in 1958 and lived there until their retirement to Largo, Florida in 1978. Hilary was a Retail Associate for R.H. Macy's Department Store in Huntington, Long Island from 1963-1978 when she and John retired. One of her greatest loves was ballroom dancing, which she and her husband did every week-end for over 30 years. Hilary moved to Augusta, NJ in 2006 where she lived with her daughters, Jane and Mary Alice until March 2011 when she became a resident at the Valley View Care Center in Newton, NJ. She made many friends at Valley View, both staff and residents, and considered it her second home. She was a member of St. Monica's R.C. Church in Sussex, NJ for five years, and of St. Jerome's Church in Largo, Florida for 28 years. She was predeceased by her husband, John in 2001; her parents, Charles and Jessie Hughes; her two brothers, Carl and Harold; and her three sisters, Celia, Ronnie and Monica. She is dearly loved and will be missed by her daughters, Jane and Mary Alice; her three dogs, Andy, Evie and Teddy; her cat, Sherbert; many nieces and nephews in Long Island; and all her friends in Largo, Florida. She had "A Wonderful Life" and was truly a blessing to all of us. God Bless you, dear mom, and as you always said to us: GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE! A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 6, 2012 at St. Monica's R.C. Church, 33 Unionville Avenue, Sussex, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Hilary's memory to St. Monica's R.C. Church, 33 Unionville Road, Sussex, NJ 07461. Online condolences may be offered to the family on www.PinkelFuneralHome.net